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Great Adaptations : Star-nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries Solved by Kenneth Catania (Request)

Want to know why the star-nosed mole has the world record for fastest eater? Or how that a species of water snake tricks fish into swimming into their mouths? It’s all in the book Great Adaptations. Dr. Catania covers several adaptations that have evolved in some of the more specialized species of animal in the world. The book both covers the adaptations, the way that the adaptations work at a cellular level, as well as the way in which original research and experimentation were done to test these adaptations. A bit more of a technical read but still thoroughly enjoyable for the general reader as well as anyone studying in that field.

5 stars.

If we have an email address for you on file, you will be notified via email when you have holds to pick up, and when items are overdue. If there is no email address on your library record, we will call you.

Not Getting Email Notifications From Auburn Public Library?

It appears that some APL customers are not receiving all the e-mail notifications.  In some cases this may be due to the notice having been perceived as junk e-mail by your mail program, partly because the Minerva system sends out so many of these notices at once.

A proactive way to make sure this doesn’t happen is to let your e-mail program know that you really do want to receive e-mails from the library’s automated system. Here’s a link describing the process of ‘whitelisting’ a domain or address for Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook.

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-whitelist-email-addresses-4588603

The e-mail ID to whitelist is minerva.noreply@maineinfonet.org.

If you want help setting things up, call the Lending or Reference desk (333-6640) or drop by anytime to walk through the process.

Set up Text Messages

If you prefer, you can set up your account to send text messages for library notifications. To set up text messages,  log in to your library account here: minerva.maine.edu/patroninfo and click on the “Modify Personal Information” option. Then, opt in to receive SMS Alerts.

Watch a brief video on setting up text messages here.

The Auburn Public Library seeks a responsible, people-orientated person for a part-time associate position (16 hours per week) at our Lending Services desk.

This public service position assists the public with borrowing materials, answering routine questions related to library services, and providing reader’s advisory services. The Lending Services associate must be able to work effectively at the Lending Desk providing excellent customer service to customers of all ages, and use good judgment when dealing with the public. The ideal candidate will be well read in popular authors and books and able to convey enthusiasm for titles and authors to customers.

Minimum requirements include high school diploma (some college preferred), excellent  customer service skills, good attention to detail, and knowledge of recent popular books and genres.  Experience in a library, customer service or sales position is a plus.  Candidates should also have knowledge of basic office procedures and skills in basic arithmetic.

Hours may include some evenings and Saturdays. This position pays $13.00 an hour. The full job description may be seen on our web site: https://wp.me/a5mbEM-3aD

Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to personnel@auburnpubliclibrary.org , or send  by mail to Personnel Auburn Public Library 49 Spring St. Auburn, ME. 04210.

No phone calls, please.